Dispensing-can.



HFW. J. GRUETTNEB.

DISPENSING CAN.

APPLICATION I'ILED MAR.10, 1914.

Patented Mar; 23, 1915.

WITNESSES M BY flew/7y ill J: Gzywiii INVENTOR NEB, a citizen of'fthe A1 at Vallejo, in the county of Solano and Stategr w e an o adapted toenable ground 'cofle'e to be packed UNITED s A rEs PATENT OFFICE.

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of Californiajhave invented certainfnew and useful ,I'm roveinen-tsDispensing-Cans, of which tlie following is a specification;

The invention relates to improvements in dispen'si oans.

. The object of the: present invention is to improve the constructionspefnsingjcans cien't receptacle designe particularly for othersubstances, and

soas to exclude as much air. as possible and 'jtherebyjprevent theoxidation of the essentialoil'of c'ofiee,

solid under pressure, 7

which &akespl ace when the grogrndcofiee is expose to agiantity oi: airan which continues even a or such air is exhausted from the can, asoccurs in preparing a vacuum or air tight receptacle.

- I vWith these and other 0b]ect s 1n" view the invention'consists inthe construct on and novelcombination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the acco'mpanylng drawings, and edpointed outin the claims hereto ap end it-bei ng. 'understood'that various 0 angesin the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, with;

in the scope of the claims, resorted to without departing-from thespirit or sac-. rificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing ;'Figure 1' is a vertical ofa dispensing. can con-lsectional" view structed in accordance wlth this invention.

Fig. 2 is a reverse plan view of the same, 4'0

Fig 3 is a detail perspective view of the cover. Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail sectional view illustrating the manner of sealing the dischargeaperture and for protecting the spring actuated closure. ,Fig. 5 is avertical sectional view of-the upper portion of the dis nsing can,having an extension filling s eeve appliedtheretor- Like numeralsofreference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of thedrawing In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated thepreferred embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a dispensing canconstructed of tin or other suitable material and preferably, consistingof a cylindrical the top with a horizontalhody provided at s ec ficationof Letters raters.

ing' a'bottoni' 3 with a discharge 3 is "of circular dricsil'bodg .The p-e Batented MfaQQQ'; 1915. v QpplicatlpnflledlarchlO, 191 4 ,5eria1 no.3233433."

i 0 nnu ar m b 2' orming anai'r verti'cal annular flange 6 dependingfrom" the opening" inure rmig; orrnember Z'and adapted to receive a toor closure 7. The top 01 closure orfm, and is composed of inner outerplate or"section S'isof concavo ccriii rex'' form and presents a rounded exterior, proi m 'g beyon thenpr i fifths cy ieg n its'tbp, so thatin the use of; the can the discharge aperturewill always be located atthe hottorn of the can, to facilitate the ready discharge of thecontents of t from Sta-n whereby the strength of ground coffee or othermate i l'wfll be retained as ion as possible; The inner sheet'or section9, w 'i ch is suhstantially cylindrical; consists of a horizontal bottomorti'on and an annular L-shaped flange. he L shapedflange-is composed ofvertical and horizontal portions and extends upwardly and 'outwardlyl,

v the outwardly extendi'ng horizontal option being received withinthe'said bead-1' The lower sheet or 'sectioii 9 formsa lower reducedcylindrical portion to fit "within the opening ofth'e ring or annularmember '2, and the outwardly extending-portion of the flange' ll and thehead 10 provide a stop shoulder for limi'ti'n 1 the downward or in- Th rannnlar' member 2; whleheonsists of a or ections 8 and 9 unit-ea 'e 'gez ya ad 10- he 'ai id' adaptedto prevent the can I receptacle, andalsofto expose the contents to a minimum amount of air,

whit/HIS P e rably renew,

wardmovement of t e top" or cover, which overlaps the inner portion ofthe ring or member 2 and provides an airtight closure.

The discharge; aperture 4, which is preferably circular lsnormallycovered by a horizontal, movahle closure '12, consisting of .a

diskhf'eheet'rnettl or other. suitable material soldered or otherwisesecured to the free endgof a "springv13', which is adapted I .v

to' oscillate horizontally from the dotted line position'shown in Fig. 2of the drawing I to the full line position illustrated'therein. ic conss s. of resilient wire or other suitable material, is prefer;

